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05-24-2011, 09:56 AM | #1 |
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50% of Americans Couldn't Come Up with $2000
An article here says that 50% of Americans could not raise $2000 in the event of an emergency.
That is a scary statistic. I'm sure the economy is partly to blame, but it's also the fact that many (most?) American families did not save while the economy was good.
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05-24-2011, 10:39 AM | #2 |
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Define "emergency" and then I'll know if I can come up with it.
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05-24-2011, 10:54 AM | #3 |
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I can't.
There were about 10 years in my life when I could have. But I was bloody miserable for most of them. Now I would have to throw myself on the mercy of my brother and my Grandad. Which is certainly not the same thing.
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05-24-2011, 11:08 AM | #5 |
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05-24-2011, 11:11 AM | #6 |
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The supposition in the article was:
The hypothetical cost "reflects the order of magnitude of the cost of an unanticipated major car repair, a large co-payment on a medical expense, legal expenses, or a home repair."
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05-24-2011, 11:13 AM | #7 |
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What is $2000 in plasma?
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05-24-2011, 11:20 AM | #8 |
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05-24-2011, 12:46 PM | #9 | |
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Here is the chart for those who don't like to click on links.
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05-24-2011, 01:35 PM | #10 |
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It's also interesting that savings rate seems to jump up when there's a recession and drop off when things are better.
Maybe recessions are caused by people saving money, instead of spending. |
05-24-2011, 03:38 PM | #11 | |
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05-24-2011, 03:50 PM | #12 |
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Given my current situation, perhaps it is unusual that I can say that I am part of the "good" 50% of this statistic.
That may or may not be true in the coming months. But as of today, I'm all right.
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05-24-2011, 04:21 PM | #13 | |
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If you've gotta pay a co-pay before they will give you treatment, I'm thinking it's not so much of an 'emergency'. Cars? I can always borrow. home repair? What are those?
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05-24-2011, 04:38 PM | #14 |
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I cleaned out my car and found $2,000.25 in change down the back seat.
Unfortunately, I spent it all on the quarter car wash. |
05-24-2011, 04:46 PM | #15 |
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Why would you get just 1/4 of your car washed?
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